Alissa M. Fitzgerald, Ph.D., CEO (Managing Member)

Dr. Fitzgerald is CEO (Managing Member) and founded the company in 2003. She has over 30 years of engineering experience in MEMS design, fabrication and product development. Having developed dozens of MEMS devices earlier in her career, she now advises clients on the entire cycle of microelectronic product development, from business and IP strategy to supply chain and manufacturing operations. Prior to founding AMFitzgerald, Dr. Fitzgerald worked in engineering and management positions at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Sigpro, and Sensant Corporation, now part of Siemens. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from MIT and her Ph.D. from Stanford University in Aeronautics and Astronautics. Dr. Fitzgerald is co-author of MEMS Product Development: From Concept to Commercialization, has numerous journal publications, holds eleven patents, and is a frequent invited speaker at professional meetings. She was a board director for the MEMS Industry Group (MIG) Governing Council from 2008-2014, for the Transducers Research Foundation from 2016-2024, and for IEEE Spectrum magazine from 2022-2025. In 2013, she was inducted into the MIG Hall of Fame and in 2024, she was awarded Executive of the Year by Sensors Converge. She contributed to three SEMI Standards, winning the SEMI Technical Editor Award in 2025. She is currently a board director for Rigetti Computing (Nasdaq: RGTI).

Brandon P. Harrington, Ph.D., Director of MEMS Development

Dr. Harrington has an extensive background in design, fabrication, and test of piezoelectric and capacitive based sensors and transducers. Over 22 years in MEMS, spanning academic research, commercial research and development, he has delivered innovative technologies from feasibility study through prototyping and productization to pilot and volume production in consumer electronics. Prior to AMFitzgerald, Dr. Harrington worked in engineering management at Knowles, Cavendish Kinetics, and Qorvo. He received his B.S in Computer Engineering and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State University.

Carolyn D. White, Ph.D., COO and Principal MEMS Developer

Dr. White has a background in mechanics of materials and specializes in the design and fabrication of MEMS devices for a wide range of applications, which have included electrostatic actuators, microfluidics, and piezoelectric devices. She has additional experience in foundry transfers and technology strategic analysis including of the evaluation of patent portfolios, feasibility studies, and cost/performance analysis. With over 20 years of experience in MEMS, Dr. White is an active member of the MEMS & Sensors Industry Group, previously serving on its Technical Advisory Committee and is co-author of the book MEMS Product Development: From Concept to Commercialization. Dr. White received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Brown University and M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.